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👐 WINGS: THE STORY OF A BAND ON THE RUN 👐 — the definitive oral history of Paul McCartney’s legendary band WINGS and his storied career as one of the worlds' greatest musical innovators — is now available wherever books are sold! wwnorton.com/books/Wings/
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Horror and romantasy dominate this year’s best of the best list. @harpervoyagerus.bsky.social @sagapressbooks.bsky.social @liveright.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social @delreybooks.bsky.social @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social @acebookspub.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Horror and romantasy dominate this year’s best of the best list. @harpervoyagerus.bsky.social @sagapressbooks.bsky.social @liveright.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social @delreybooks.bsky.social @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social @acebookspub.bsky.social
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"The media ecology that Baron describes in 'The Martians' seems strikingly similar to the digital landscape we live in now."
A review of David Baron's new book (@liveright.bsky.social): lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/history-6/
A review of David Baron's new book (@liveright.bsky.social): lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/history-6/
History
David Baron, The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America (Liveright), 336 pp. Hardcover, $29.99. In the wake of his award-winning American Eclipse, Davi…
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November 25, 2025 at 12:56 AM
"The media ecology that Baron describes in 'The Martians' seems strikingly similar to the digital landscape we live in now."
A review of David Baron's new book (@liveright.bsky.social): lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/history-6/
A review of David Baron's new book (@liveright.bsky.social): lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/history-6/
Exclusively at your local @barnesandnoble.com: while supplies last, receive a free Wings vinyl slipmat with your purchase of Paul McCartney's extraordinary new book WINGS: THE STORY OF A BAND ON THE RUN!
(Only available while supplies last. Slipmat is located behind the store register.)
(Only available while supplies last. Slipmat is located behind the store register.)
November 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Exclusively at your local @barnesandnoble.com: while supplies last, receive a free Wings vinyl slipmat with your purchase of Paul McCartney's extraordinary new book WINGS: THE STORY OF A BAND ON THE RUN!
(Only available while supplies last. Slipmat is located behind the store register.)
(Only available while supplies last. Slipmat is located behind the store register.)
Happy publication day to the legendary Deborah Willis, whose extraordinary "REFLECTIONS IN BLACK: A History of Black Photographers: 1840 to the Present" is now available in it's 25th Anniversary Edition, featuring 130 new photos and a foreword from Robin D.G. Kelley! wwnorton.com/books/978132...
November 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Happy publication day to the legendary Deborah Willis, whose extraordinary "REFLECTIONS IN BLACK: A History of Black Photographers: 1840 to the Present" is now available in it's 25th Anniversary Edition, featuring 130 new photos and a foreword from Robin D.G. Kelley! wwnorton.com/books/978132...
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The bighearted ghost story you didn’t know you needed. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/h... @liveright.bsky.social @ambersparks.bsky.social @keithdonohue.bsky.social #booksky
Happy People Don’t Live Here: A Novel | Washington Independent Review of Books
The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The bighearted ghost story you didn’t know you needed. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/h... @liveright.bsky.social @ambersparks.bsky.social @keithdonohue.bsky.social #booksky
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Our Week in Reviews: 11/15/25. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/our... @littlebrown.bsky.social @liveright.bsky.social @fsgbooks.bsky.social @aaknopf.bsky.social @flatironbooks.bsky.social #booksky
November 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Steve Donoghue reviews a generous narrative history of the famous Lake Superior shipwreck, The Gales of November by John U. Bacon, out from @liveright.bsky.social:
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The Gales of November by John U. Bacon — Open Letters Review
A generous narrative history of the famous Lake Superior shipwreck
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October 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Steve Donoghue reviews a generous narrative history of the famous Lake Superior shipwreck, The Gales of November by John U. Bacon, out from @liveright.bsky.social:
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-ga...
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-ga...
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THE MARTIANS, by David Baron, is on the longlist for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction! #ala_carnege @liveright.bsky.social Learn more about all our books on the longlist here: www.edelweiss.plus#catalogID=52...
October 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
THE MARTIANS, by David Baron, is on the longlist for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction! #ala_carnege @liveright.bsky.social Learn more about all our books on the longlist here: www.edelweiss.plus#catalogID=52...
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We Tell Ourselves Stories: Joan Didion and the American Dream Machine, by Alissa Wilkinson, is on the longlist for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction! #ala_carnegie @liveright.bsky.social Learn more about all our books on the longlist here: www.edelweiss.plus#catalogID=52...
October 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We Tell Ourselves Stories: Joan Didion and the American Dream Machine, by Alissa Wilkinson, is on the longlist for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction! #ala_carnegie @liveright.bsky.social Learn more about all our books on the longlist here: www.edelweiss.plus#catalogID=52...
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ATRIA ( @liveright.bsky.social 2/16/26) is available for preorder bookshop.org/p/books/atri...
Interested in writing a review or conducting an interview? Please go to the contact page of my website: www.dswaldman.com
A thread of poems from the book, published in @newyorker.com @theatlantic.com ++
Interested in writing a review or conducting an interview? Please go to the contact page of my website: www.dswaldman.com
A thread of poems from the book, published in @newyorker.com @theatlantic.com ++
November 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
ATRIA ( @liveright.bsky.social 2/16/26) is available for preorder bookshop.org/p/books/atri...
Interested in writing a review or conducting an interview? Please go to the contact page of my website: www.dswaldman.com
A thread of poems from the book, published in @newyorker.com @theatlantic.com ++
Interested in writing a review or conducting an interview? Please go to the contact page of my website: www.dswaldman.com
A thread of poems from the book, published in @newyorker.com @theatlantic.com ++
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"Bacon sets out to unravel the enduring mystery of how a 729-foot freighter and its 29-man crew became a 'bone to be chewed.'"
Stephen Nathans-Kelly's review of “The Gales of November” by John U. Bacon (@liveright.bsky.social) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/11/03/t...
Stephen Nathans-Kelly's review of “The Gales of November” by John U. Bacon (@liveright.bsky.social) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/11/03/t...
Plumbing the Mysteries and Meaning of a Legendary Great Lakes Shipwreck in "The Gales of November" - Chicago Review of Books
Our review of John U. Bacon’s "The Gales of November."
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November 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"Bacon sets out to unravel the enduring mystery of how a 729-foot freighter and its 29-man crew became a 'bone to be chewed.'"
Stephen Nathans-Kelly's review of “The Gales of November” by John U. Bacon (@liveright.bsky.social) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/11/03/t...
Stephen Nathans-Kelly's review of “The Gales of November” by John U. Bacon (@liveright.bsky.social) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/11/03/t...
👐 WINGS: THE STORY OF A BAND ON THE RUN 👐 — the definitive oral history of Paul McCartney’s legendary band WINGS and his storied career as one of the worlds' greatest musical innovators — is now available wherever books are sold! wwnorton.com/books/Wings/
November 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
👐 WINGS: THE STORY OF A BAND ON THE RUN 👐 — the definitive oral history of Paul McCartney’s legendary band WINGS and his storied career as one of the worlds' greatest musical innovators — is now available wherever books are sold! wwnorton.com/books/Wings/
Congratulations to @alissawilkinson.bsky.social (WE TELL OURSELVES STORIES: JOAN DIDION AND THE AMERICAN DREAM MACHINE) on being named to the longlist of the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Nonfiction! www.ala.org/carnegie-med...
Learn more: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
Learn more: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
2026 Winners
The Andrew Carnegie Medals are the first single-book awards for adult titles given by the ALA; they reflect the expert judgment and insight of library and book professionals who work closely with adul...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Congratulations to @alissawilkinson.bsky.social (WE TELL OURSELVES STORIES: JOAN DIDION AND THE AMERICAN DREAM MACHINE) on being named to the longlist of the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Nonfiction! www.ala.org/carnegie-med...
Learn more: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
Learn more: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
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Paul McCartney looks back at leaving the Beatles: “For the first time in years, I felt free, suddenly leading and directing my own life.”
‘The Old Paul Was No Longer the New Paul’
Paul McCartney looks back at leaving the Beatles: “For the first time in years, I felt free, suddenly leading and directing my own life.”
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October 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Paul McCartney looks back at leaving the Beatles: “For the first time in years, I felt free, suddenly leading and directing my own life.”
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▶️ NOW PLAYING
@ambersparks.bsky.social returns to the show celebrating the publication of her debut novel HAPPY PEOPLE DON'T LIVE HERE (@liveright.bsky.social), a story of a mother and a daughter, of magic and mystery, ghosts and grief.
🎧 Available wherever you get your podcasts.
@ambersparks.bsky.social returns to the show celebrating the publication of her debut novel HAPPY PEOPLE DON'T LIVE HERE (@liveright.bsky.social), a story of a mother and a daughter, of magic and mystery, ghosts and grief.
🎧 Available wherever you get your podcasts.
October 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
▶️ NOW PLAYING
@ambersparks.bsky.social returns to the show celebrating the publication of her debut novel HAPPY PEOPLE DON'T LIVE HERE (@liveright.bsky.social), a story of a mother and a daughter, of magic and mystery, ghosts and grief.
🎧 Available wherever you get your podcasts.
@ambersparks.bsky.social returns to the show celebrating the publication of her debut novel HAPPY PEOPLE DON'T LIVE HERE (@liveright.bsky.social), a story of a mother and a daughter, of magic and mystery, ghosts and grief.
🎧 Available wherever you get your podcasts.
Happy publication day to Amber Sparks, whose thrilling and hilarious debut novel HAPPY PEOPLE DON'T LIVE HERE is in stores *today* wherever booooooooks (get it... ghosts) are sold! 👻
Catch Amber on tour nationwide at a superb bookseller near you! wwnorton.com/books/978132...
Catch Amber on tour nationwide at a superb bookseller near you! wwnorton.com/books/978132...
October 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Happy publication day to Amber Sparks, whose thrilling and hilarious debut novel HAPPY PEOPLE DON'T LIVE HERE is in stores *today* wherever booooooooks (get it... ghosts) are sold! 👻
Catch Amber on tour nationwide at a superb bookseller near you! wwnorton.com/books/978132...
Catch Amber on tour nationwide at a superb bookseller near you! wwnorton.com/books/978132...
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Know what I'll be reading tonight! @ambersparks.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Know what I'll be reading tonight! @ambersparks.bsky.social
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Thursday night at @harvardbookstore.bsky.social I'll be in conversation with @ambersparks.bsky.social. Hope to see you there! www.harvard.com/event/amber-...
October 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Thursday night at @harvardbookstore.bsky.social I'll be in conversation with @ambersparks.bsky.social. Hope to see you there! www.harvard.com/event/amber-...
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Thank you, @debutiful.bsky.social! debutiful.net/2025/10/01/1...
12 noteworthy debut books you should read this October
Debutiful’s Adam Vitcavage recommends noteworthy debut books for readers to discover each month.
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October 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Thank you, @debutiful.bsky.social! debutiful.net/2025/10/01/1...
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ONE WEEK! DC! Come to the launch party in Adams Morgan! @rvoronacote.bsky.social and me at Lost City Books and a few fun surprises, and a very spooky party www.eventbrite.com/e/happy-peop...
October 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
ONE WEEK! DC! Come to the launch party in Adams Morgan! @rvoronacote.bsky.social and me at Lost City Books and a few fun surprises, and a very spooky party www.eventbrite.com/e/happy-peop...
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Thanks to @tobiascarroll.bsky.social and @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social! Please check out my interview with @ambersparks.bsky.social which ran initially at The Brooklyn Rail. Boom.
www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/09/a...
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Afternoon Bites: Amber Sparks on Writing, Kirkus Prize Winner, California Books, and More
In our afternoon reading; an interview with Amber Sparks, an essay by Sasha Frere-Jones, and more.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Thanks to @tobiascarroll.bsky.social and @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social! Please check out my interview with @ambersparks.bsky.social which ran initially at The Brooklyn Rail. Boom.
www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/09/a...
www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/09/a...
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Weekend read with @ambersparks.bsky.social , Happy People Don’t Live Here,
Her debut novel.
Open up and get lost.
Her debut novel.
Open up and get lost.
October 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Weekend read with @ambersparks.bsky.social , Happy People Don’t Live Here,
Her debut novel.
Open up and get lost.
Her debut novel.
Open up and get lost.
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And if you are in the DC area, please come to the launch tonight at Lost City Books! 7pm! It’s literally perfect weather today for the book, too! I’ll be in convo with the fabulous @rvoronacote.bsky.social so you should come plz do www.eventbrite.com/e/happy-peop...
Happy People Don't Live Here by Amber Sparks
A Halloween-themed event for Amber Sparks' debut novel, Happy People Don't Live Here.
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October 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
And if you are in the DC area, please come to the launch tonight at Lost City Books! 7pm! It’s literally perfect weather today for the book, too! I’ll be in convo with the fabulous @rvoronacote.bsky.social so you should come plz do www.eventbrite.com/e/happy-peop...
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My book comes out today! It’s sad and funny and a little spooky and a lot mysterious and very weird, and you can buy it wherever fine books are sold in indie stores bookshop.org/p/books/happ...
October 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My book comes out today! It’s sad and funny and a little spooky and a lot mysterious and very weird, and you can buy it wherever fine books are sold in indie stores bookshop.org/p/books/happ...
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Featured Book. From Gordon Lightfoot's song to watching sister lake freighters pass through the Soo Locks, this tragedy has always fascinated me. Published by @liveright.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Featured Book. From Gordon Lightfoot's song to watching sister lake freighters pass through the Soo Locks, this tragedy has always fascinated me. Published by @liveright.bsky.social